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Wellington Regional Forests Wellington Regional Forests Forestry Rights Owned by: Resource Management Service FGI NZ Ltd Forest Management Plan For the period 2017 / 2022 Prepared by C R Richards PO Box 1127 ROTORUA Tel: 07 921 1010 Fax: 07 921 1020 [email protected] www.pfolsen.com FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN PEFC_01 Wellington Regional Forests 10. Environmental Risk Management ............................................................................................ 26 Environmental risk .................................................................................................................... 26 RMS Statement of intent .......................................................................................................... 26 Environmental policy ................................................................................................................ 27 EMS framework ........................................................................................................................ 28 Environmental Code of Practice ............................................................................................... 28 Forest Road Engineering Manual ............................................................................................. 28 Assessment of environmental risks .......................................................................................... 28 Hazardous substances management ........................................................................................ 30 PEFC hazardous chemicals policy ............................................................................................. 31 Management Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 32 11. Forest Investment Objectives. .................................................................................................. 32 Management structure ............................................................................................................ 32 Business objectives ................................................................................................................... 32 The Managed Plantation Estate ........................................................................................................... 33 12. Commercial Plantation Estate. ................................................................................................. 33 Forest area ................................................................................................................................ 33 Current species ......................................................................................................................... 33 Age class distribution ................................................................................................................ 34 Productivity indices .................................................................................................................. 34 Current crop status ................................................................................................................... 35 Carbon sequestration ............................................................................................................... 36 13. Map 2a - j - Forest Stands Map ................................................................................................. 37 Map 2b Hiwinui Forest Map .................................................................................................................. 39 Map 2c Hukinga Forest Map ................................................................................................................. 40 Map 2d Mangaroa & Pakuratahi East Forest Map ................................................................................ 41 Map 2e Pakuratahi West Map ............................................................................................................... 42 Map 2f Puketiro Forest Map ................................................................................................................. 43 Map 2g Stoney Creek Forest Map ......................................................................................................... 44 Map 2h Tauanui Forest Map ................................................................................................................. 45 Map 2i Valley View Forest Map ............................................................................................................. 46 Map 2j Whakatikei Forest Map ............................................................................................................. 47 14. Commercial Crop Establishment and Silvicultural Operations ................................................. 48 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 48 Forest management goals ........................................................................................................ 48 Future crop species .................................................................................................................. 48 Unwanted pine spread ............................................................................................................. 48 Establishment programme ....................................................................................................... 49 Establishment methods ............................................................................................................ 49 Pre-establishment considerations ........................................................................................... 50 Tending ..................................................................................................................................... 50 Tree nutrition............................................................................................................................ 50 February / 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2 FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN PEFC_01 Wellington Regional Forests 22. Industry Participation and Research ........................................................................................ 79 23. Future Planning ........................................................................................................................ 81 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 81 Operation plans ........................................................................................................................ 81 Stakeholder consultation.......................................................................................................... 81 Appendix 1 – Land Titles over which Forestry Rights exist. ................................................................. 82 Appendix 2 – Regulatory Issues ............................................................................................................ 86 RMA plans ................................................................................................................................. 86 Appendix 3 – Other Relevant Legislation .............................................................................................. 87 Appendix 4 – High Tension Lines Corridors. .......................................................................................... 88 Appendix 5 – Pest Plants and Animals. ................................................................................................. 90 Appendix 6 – Map of Rural Fire Authority Boundaries. ........................................................................ 95 © PF OLSEN LTD All rights reserved. All rights of copying, publication, storage, transmission and retrieval in whole or part by any means and for all purposes except for bona fide copying by the entity that commissioned this report, as set out on the title page, are reserved. February / 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 4 The Landscape Context 2. The Forest Land Overview This section describes the legal and physical attributes of the land on which the forest is located. Included in this section are discussions of: Legal ownership and tenure. Location and access; Topography; Soils; Climate; Legal ownership The plantation forests, the subject of this Plan are owned by RMS via two long term “Forestry Rights” covering the western ‘Metro’ forests and the eastern ‘Wairarapa’ forests. The underlying land is owned by Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC). The list of land titles forming the land holdings underlying this forest estate are listed in Appendix 1. The obligations and responsibilities between the Land owner (GWRC) and the “Forestry Rights” owner (RMS) are laid out in a “Memorandum of Transfer Creating a Forestry Right”, a comprehensive commercial legal agreement that lays out mutual obligations in respect of: Land rentals, Access rights and usage Covenants Third party rights and other commercial and non-commercial obligations including reporting requirements. The Forestry There are two Forestry Rights, one covering plantations in the Hutt Valley, Right Rimutaka and Kapiti Coast areas, the other forests in the eastern Wairarapa. Each is for an initial term of 60 years, with options to seek renewal for a further term 0f 30 years. RMS is required to replant the land other than specific listed situations such as riparian setbacks and powerline